Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Classics
Studies in Digital Heritage
ISSN 2574-1748 · Indiana University Office of Scholarly Publishing · United States
Studies in Digital Heritage: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 9 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Studies in Digital Heritage is published by Indiana University Office of Scholarly Publishing. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage, Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction and Archaeological Research and Protection, together about 53.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Studies in Digital Heritage is a peer-reviewed online journal that publishes innovative research on new technological solutions for digital heritage applications, as well as applications of existing digital technologies in cultural heritage fields — including anthropology, archaeology, art history, architectural history, classics, conservation science, Egyptology, history, and museology — where the innovation lies in the humanities discipline but is achieved through a technological approach. While the journal covers a broad range of topics related to technology in cultural heritage studies, it places particular emphasis on 3D technologies. This includes 3D data capture, processing, and restoration, as well as the use of 3D models in research, education, and digital dissemination. The journal also explores best practices for metadata and paradata in 3D modeling, and the integration of 3D models into VR, AR, and web-based platforms. Accordingly, where appropriate, authors are encouraged to embed interactive 3D models in their articles in place of traditional 2D illustrations. Submitted 3D models undergo peer review alongside the accompanying text and are evaluated according to their intended purpose and scholarly contribution. Occasionally the journal publishes special issues on focused topics, including proceedings of conferences in the field of digital heritage. The research leading to the creation of this journal was generously supported by the National Science Foundation (grant no. IIS-1014956; see also the related article by D. Koller, B. Frischer, and G. Humphreys, "Research Challenges for Digital Archives of 3D Cultural Heritage Models," Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage 2, no. 3 (2009): article 7, 1–17).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Classics
Editor-in-chief Gabriele GuidiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 11, Italy 4, Germany 3, France 2, Spain 2 (32 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- 3D Surveying and Cultural HeritageEarth and Planetary Sciences27.9%
- Image Processing and 3D ReconstructionComputer Science14.6%
- Archaeological Research and ProtectionEarth and Planetary Sciences11.2%
- Cultural Heritage Management and PreservationArts and Humanities7.1%
- Museums and Cultural HeritageArts and Humanities4.6%
- Archaeology and Cultural HeritageSocial Sciences4.6%
- 3D Modeling in Geospatial ApplicationsEngineering3.4%
- Digital Humanities and ScholarshipArts and Humanities3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classics | Q1 | 12/196 | — |
| History | Q1 | 319/1936 | — |
| Museology | Q1 | 20/96 | — |
| Archeology (arts and humanities) | Q2 | 117/462 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.85LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.5OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 129 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 11 | 91 |
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | 114 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 119 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | 160 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 | 94 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | 65 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted2
- editorialEditorialLength not stated
- research articlesResearch ArticlesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Original work only; not under consideration elsewhere Model summary
From 18 May 2018, the contents of Studies in Digital Heritage are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0). Our submitting authors pay no fee and retain the copyright to their own work. How this works: to submit their work to the journal, authors grant Studies in Digital Heritage a nonexclusive license to distribute the work according to …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content, on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Every article published in SDH is freely available on the public internet. Users may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of these articles, crawl them for indexing, pass them as data …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
All work submitted for consideration by the journal is normally subject to independent peer review by experts in the appropriate field(s), who may include members of the editorial board. SDH uses single-blind peer review: the authors do not know the identity of the reviewers, while the reviewers can see the names of the authors. This is the most common form of peer review among scientific journals…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism Policy
To guarantee originality, SDH actively checks for plagiarism and self-plagiarism before accepting a submission. At the end of the review process, the editor responsible for the paper screens the article with Turnitin before sending the acceptance letter. This allows SDH to identify passages that may have been reproduced without permission from works already published elsewhere, and to take this in…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Indiana University Office of Scholarly Publishing
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2574-1748
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 10, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Studies in Digital Heritage
How long does peer review take at Studies in Digital Heritage?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Studies in Digital Heritage?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Studies in Digital Heritage based?
Of the 32 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (11), Italy (4) and Germany (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Studies in Digital Heritage?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Studies in Digital Heritage is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Studies in Digital Heritage open access, and what is the APC?
Studies in Digital Heritage is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .